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Badava Rascal is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action comedy drama film written and directed by Shankar Guru, in his directorial debut and produced by Dhananjay in his first production venture, under Daali Pictures.[3] Besides Dhananjay, the film stars Amrutha Iyengar, Rangayana Raghu, Nagabhushan and Tara in other pivotal roles. It was also released in Tamil and Telugu on 18 February 2022.

Badava Rascal
Directed by	Shankar Guru
Written by	Shankar Guru
Produced by	Daali Dhananjaya
Starring	Dhananjay Amrutha Iyengar
Cinematography	Preetha Jayaraman
Edited by	Niranjan Devaramane
Music by	Vasuki Vaibhav
Production company	Daali Pictures
Distributed by	KRG Studios
Release dates	24 December 2021 (2021-12-24) (Kannada) 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) (Telugu & Tamil)[1]
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Kannada Telugu Tamil
Box office	₹ 16 crore (10 days)[2]

The film's plot is centered around a middle-class man who gets abducted by a gang and forces them to rethink their decisions by narrating his life story which consists of friendship, love, breakup, family sentiments and life lessons.[4] Vasuki Vaibhav scored music for the film, while Preetha Jayaraman served as the director of photography and Niranjan Devaramane as editor.^{[citation needed]}

Badava Rascal opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release on 24 December 2021, the eve of Christmas holiday. They highlighted the performances of Dhananjay and Rangayana Raghu, the musical score by Vasuki Vaibhav, while directing criticism at the film's length.[5]

Plot

Shankar aka Badava Rascal is an MBA graduate who lives life on his own terms. He thrashes some goons who work for a moneylender named Ganapa, when they were wreaking havoc at a roadside eatery, but was knocked out by a goon and is taken to their hideout along with his friend Nagalinga aka Naga. However, Ganapa and the gang apologize to Shankar and Naga after they saved the gang from rival gang headed by Ganapa's friend Down-to-Earth. The rival gang compromises with each other and share their life stories to Shankar. Shankar reveals about himself. He lives with his auto driver father Rangegowda and mother Sharadamma and also lives happily with his friends and falls for Sangeetha, who is the daughter of an MLA candidate Premakumari, where she accepts the proposal.

When Shankar and his parents arrive to meet Sangeetha, Sangeetha (who is at her room) insults Shankar and his parents for their lower class status where Shankar angrily leaves the house along with his parents. Shankar gets addicted to drinking due to their breakup. Days pass by, Shankar begins to learn about the value of his parents and becomes a better son to them. The goons are impressed by his life-story. Meanwhile, Ganapa and Down-to-Earth leave the hideout to meet their boss Manki Sudhi, where they learn that Premakumari actually warned Sangeetha to reject Shankar's proposal as she cannot kill him due to Elections. When Sangeetha refuses, Premakumari comes with a plan and pretend to accept the proposal, She barges into Sangeetha's room and cuts her hair.

Shakened and fearing for Shankar's life as her mother will not spare him, Sangeetha rejects the proposal. Ganapa and Down-to-Earth sneak into Sangeetha's house where they hand her a phone and tells her that they will contact Shankar. Shankar gets enraged after learning about the incident. Sangeetha calls Shankar and tells her to take her away from her mother, Shankar agrees and challenges Premakumari that he will marry Sangeetha in her presence. Ganapa, Down-to-Earth along with their gang accompany Shankar to a playground where Premakumari is performing rituals for the construction of a site. A fight erupts between Shankar and Premakumari's newly appointed henchmen in which Shankar emerges victorious and reunites with Sangeetha. Premakumari realizes her mistakes and peacefully leaves. Shankar and Sangeetha finally get married in the presence of their parents and friends.

Cast

• Dhananjay as Shankar
• Amrutha Iyengar as Sangeetha
• Nagabhushan as Nagalinga, Shankar's friend
• Rangayana Raghu as Rangegowda, Shankar's father
• Tara as Sharadamma, Shankar's mother
• Poornachandra Mysuru as Ganapa
• Sparsha Rekha as Premakumari, Sangeetha's mother
• Maasthi Manju
• Suresha Venkatesh

Music

Badava Rascal
Soundtrack album by Vasuki Vaibhav
Released	9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	Anand Audio
External audio Official Audio Jukebox (Kannada) on YouTube Official Audio Jukebox (Telugu) on YouTube Official Audio Jukebox (Tamil) on YouTube

Vasuki Vaibhav scored background music for the film and its soundtrack.

Accolades

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor- Kannada	Dhananjay	Nominated	[6] [7]
	Best Actress	Amrutha Iyengar	Nominated
	Critics' Best Actress		Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Nagabhushan	Nominated
	Best Comedian	Rangayana Raghu	Nominated
	Best Debut Director	Shankar Guru	Won
	Best Debut Producer	Daali Pictures	Nominated
	Best Music Director	Vasuki Vaibhav	Nominated
67th Filmfare Awards South
	Best Film	Dhananjay	Nominated	[8] [9]
	Best Director	Shankar Guru	Nominated
	Best Actor	Dhananjay	Won
	Best Actress	Amrutha Iyengar	Nominated
	Critics Best Actress		Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Nagabhushana	Nominated
	Best Music Director	Vasuki Vaibhav	Won
	Best Lyricist	Dhananjay ("Udupi Hotelu")	Nominated
	Best Male Playback Singer	Vijay Prakash ("Udupi Hotelu")	Nominated

References

External links

• Badava Rascal at IMDb

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